siege, early modern
Capture of Damascus
Capture of Damascus was a siege conducted in 1516 at Damascus, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Damascus. It was part of the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17, which ran from 1516 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.
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Where it sits in the Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
Record
| Date | 1516 (year precision) to 1516 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Damascus, Syria 33.513N, 36.292E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Damascus and Lebanon annexed by the Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Damascus AD 634, same recorded site
- Siege of Damascus 1078, same recorded site
- Siege of Damascus 1148, 0.6 km E
- Capture of Damascus 1918, 0.7 km E
- Battle of Damascus 1941, 1.6 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Aleppo 1516
- After: Battle of Yaunis Khan 28 October 1516
- All 7 engagements of Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
Elsewhere in 1516
- Capture of Algiers Algeria
- Siege of Arai Japan
- Battle of Koçhisar Turkey
- Battle of Kerh Turkey
- Siege of Harput Turkey
Capture of Damascus is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118946843, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Damascus (1516), revision 1370608522, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.